Design and Manufacturing a Pen/Business Card holder

To involve a large number of members in this design and manufacturing project

To give speakers a token of appreciation, and

To possibly raise fund for our SME Chapter

Constraints –

Final product size – 6 inch X 6 inch X 6 inch

Raw material – Wood, aluminum / copper alloys

Ease of Manufacturability, less wastage of material, aesthetically appealing

​Fall ’16:

Create your own design (Please refer images for reference)

Submit the design, manufacturing drawing and a general overview of the process flow sheet (Hand drawn, .dwg file, .stl file)

Once the design is approved and finalized, generate the process plan for that design

Spring ’17:

Perform the manufacturing and the finishing activities

(2 hours shift per machine per team will be allowed at a time)

​You can indulge your creativity in the design. But be wary of the machine availability constraint. 2 hrs shift per machine will be provided per team.

What you will get –Certificate of participation and a participation kit Hands-on experience on manufacturing processes Best design team will be awarded a winner’s certificate endorsed by SME-TAMU, a MMET T-shirt and that design will be adopted for manufacturing.(Opportunity to personalize the design too)